touch of Sellar?
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touch of Sellar?
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What's aggression ? ....attack on the ball, clearing space for smaller players or beating one on one his opponent?
We all know he can take a mark and kick well .....what's his ground play like ?
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CURRENTLY ....yes that's a good comparison
all of the above
We used to have a forward who had question marks over his work rate/attitude but kicked goals in the SANFL called Walker
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Sellar has never dominated games up forward like Johnston though
North with an 88 point shamozzling of the Doggies who go out in straight sets
Johnston: 15k 4Hb 19d 9m 3T 6FF 1FA 1Cl 6I50 5.1
Johnston: 15k 4Hb 19d 9m 3T 6FF 1FA 1Cl 6I50 5.1
I reckon Johnston has centre half forward written all over him. With his kicking he can dob them from 50 as well as actually find a player when he passes it.
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This is exactly right. I reckon something clicked with LJ after the Bombers game and he thought "gee this is how hard I have to work". Anyone with his talent is worth persisting with.
Did Sellar actually ever have a good game?
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Ill say it again, is Nick Amato worth alook in the draft. Quslity left foot, good goal sense and pressures well.
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I don't know, he's a more natural forward, and footballer, than Sellar. Sellar unfortunately was a classic "tweener", he was a ruckman, who could play a little forward/back, caught in a genuine KPP's body.
Whilst I agree they share that same lack of intensity at times, Johnston is a natural forward, playing as a forward and this has allowed him to kick 57 goals for the year (so far) and for much of the year has been an extremely consistent goal kicker. His scoreline in his last 10 games at SANFL level reads 3, 5, 2, 1, 4, 4, 2, 4, 4 and 5 goals, which is a pretty fair effort. If he could drift in and out of games a little less then he would probably have some massive bag's there, although even the best forwards drift in and out of games, they're just so dependent on what is going on up the field that it is nigh on impossible to play a consistent 4 qtrs, if they do manage to, they generally end up with a haul of 8 goals plus and we don't see many of them anymore.
Unfortunately he's a little small to be a genuine KPF at AFL level, but he does have the pace, agility and game to play as a 3rd tall, so he should survive at the highest level. I do think Scott Welsh is a great comparison is really a great one, a natural key forward, stuck in a slightly small body but has the athleticism to get around it.
Johnston looks a good lead up player with good hands and an accurate kick at goal. Doesn't look like he really has fight for the ball once it gets to the ground. Not a lot of desperation, or it just doesnt appear so. Knows how to kick goals so good to persist with.
Very talented player Johnston.. Just has to get his head in the right space and understand what it takes and he could be an absolute beauty..
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So much this. Would kill for your LJ. Two confident LJ's in our forwardline would be deadly.
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Turns 18 in October I think, not sure whether that makes him eligible or not.
Yes. Was looking like a mid-late draft pick up in most phantom drafts, but has been pretty good in the finals so far. Might see him rise up the draft order.
Elligible to be drafted if they turn 18 before the end of the year so makes it in by a couple of months.
No way has a great feel for the game doesn't rely on size or strength to beat an opponent, I'd say one thing he needs to improve are his hands, similar to Walker a couple of years ago he still drops a few marks he should take.
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I agree ....he's a natural forward with all the right skills
It's all been around his attitude ....maybe he's like McKernan and just a bit immature & needing of time before it all clicks
Lets hope so
Good player only thing that may count against him is size
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